Pella Historical Museum and Tulip Time
Description
The Pella Historical Society & Museum preserves and promotes Pella's Dutch heritage and the History of Pella, Iowa.
The Pella Tulip Time festival was awarded "#1 Event in the Red Rock Area" by the Marion County Development Comission.
Along with operating the Historical Village, Windmill and Scholte house we offer tours to visitors!
Admission:
0-4 Free
5-11 $2.00
12-College $6.00
Adults $10
Those admission prices include a Timeline video highlighting the history of Pella and a guided tour through the windmill and Miniature Village. Along with that we have a self-guided tour through our Historical Village. We have more than 20 buildings on campus! Heritage hall features a Dutch Costume exhibit, a music room and the history of Tulip Time. Another exciting feature in the Village is the childhood home of Wyatt Earp.
Another tour option is our combo pass:
0-4 Free
5-11 $4
12-18 $8
Adults $13
A combo pass includes both the guided Windmill Tour and the self-guided Village tour, and a tour of the founder of Pella's original home, The Scholte House.
This house was built in 1848 by the founder of Pella, Dominie Scholte. It features a President Lincoln exhibit because of the close friendship he and Dominie had. This tour also includes a self-guided tour of the Scholte Gardens.
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Our June Social Saturday evening took place at PHSM's five campuses...the Vermeer Windmill, the Scholte House, the Klokkenspel, and Amsterdam School, with everyone ending up at the Village for dinner and a dance. All 80 of us had a great time!
Exciting day at Pella Historical....the garage next to Scholte House is scheduled to come down; we had an excellent History Series presentation last night with "Vang"; and Mac the Village Cat got locked into the Sterrenberg Library overnight. Fortunately, he's a gentleman and didn't make too much of a mess.
The 15 Most Romantic Places in Iowa!
Hey, in addition to being a beautiful town, looks like we're one of the most romantic, too. Which begs the question...where is the most romantic spot in Pella? https://bestthingsia.com/romantic-places/
Photos from Pella Historical Museum and Tulip Time's post
The Casey's building next to the Scholte House came down today....still have the canopy and garage to go. That corner will look totally different when they're done!
Timeline Photos
The Queen and Court are busy representing Pella at the Orange City Tulip Festival today. It's a chilly 53 degrees there today.
We will be digging up our tulip bulbs this week so you can pick them up at Scholte Gardens behind the old Casey's and at the Historical Village on E. 2nd St next to the alley. Please do not dig any bulbs up in our gardens, we will do all the digging. Thanks
See our upcoming events (below) about PHSM's History Series presentation of "Vang," written by Iowa Poet Laureate Mary Swander. Vang (Hmong for "farm) portrays the struggles of immigrants to Iowa who want to farm--from a Dutch couple who feels isolated to a Hmong family who escaped through the jungle from an oppressive regime to a Mexican woman who learns English through the obscene taunts throw at her at the meatpacking plant where she works. A "talk-back" with Swander will take place afterwards. Wednesday, May 31, 8 p.m. Get your tickets now.
Vang: A play about immigrant farmers in Iowa
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Yep, it was a biggie.
Troy L. Hugen Photography
Business office manager Lorrie Hamilton rides with Don VanWyk of maintenance in Friday's parade.
13 iconic Dutch liberation day photos
Seventy-two years ago today the Netherlands was liberated by the Allies at the end of WWII. These pictures of the Dutch liberation are heartwarming and sad. In Pella, the 1945 Tulip Time festival was held at the airbase in Ottumwa with the 2500 Navy personnel stationed there. Instead of a 1946 festival, a community auction raised $100,000 for the people of Holland. https://stuffdutchpeoplelike.com/2015/05/04/13-iconic-dutch-liberation-photos/
Timeline Photos
Sinterklaas has arrived! He's at the Historical Village before he gets on his ship to ride in the float at the 2:30 parade. Come see him!
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